" Republicans held the state's governorship during most of the first half of the 1900's.
But since that time, the office has passed back and forth between Republicans and
Democrats. In presidential elections, the Republican and Democratic parties have both played an important role. Since 1852, Republican and Democratic presidential candidates have won Delaware's electoral votes about the same number of times.
Resource: World Book 2008
Capital: Dover
Area: 2,489 sq mi
Population: 853,476
Resource: World Almanac 2008
As one of the 24 states holding a “Super Tuesday” presidential primary or caucus,
Delaware is the nation’s 10 th
fastest-growing state. Its 2007 population of about
865,000 grew by 10.4 percent between 2000 and 2007. The U.S. population grew by
7.2 percent during that same period. Delaware has a higher percentage of non-
Hispanic whites, a higher percentage of blacks and a higher median household income than the nation as a whole, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics.
About 66 percent of Delaware’s voting-age citizens cast a ballot in the 2004 general election, which was slightly higher than the national figure of 64 percent.
More information at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
Population change: 2000-2007
Median age
Women
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
Black alone
Hispanic
10.4%
37.5
51.5%
69.0%
20.9%
6.3%
7.2%
36.4
50.7%
66.4%
12.8%
14.8%
Median household income
Foreign born
Persons below poverty
Bachelor’s degree or higher (age 25+)
$52,833
8.1%
11.1%
27.0%
$48,451
12.5%
13.3%
27.0%
Median home value $227,100 $185,200
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Total Population Estimates (2007), State Population Estimates by Characteristics (2006), American Community Survey (2006).

More Resources
Government Information
The Official Web site for the State Delaware http://delaware.gov/
Governor of Delaware http://governor.delaware.gov/
Delaware - Elected Officials in U.S. Senate http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=DE
Delaware - Elected Officials in U.S. House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml#de
Politics 1: Delaware Directory http://www.politicsone.com/de.htm
Elections 2008
The Green Papers: Delaware 2008 General Elections
General http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G08/DE.phtml
Commissioner of Elections http://elections.delaware.gov/
Statistics
Delaware - Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/10000.html
Media
Local newspapers http://www.newslink.org/denews.html
Local radio stations http://www.newslink.org/deradi.html
General Information
Infoplease Delaware http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108194.html
50states.com - Delaware http://www.50states.com/delaware.htm
Please find more information at http://usa.usembassy.de/classroom/electionproject2008/index